Agree - not sure on Agar - not sure he is dynamic enough for whet we need right now. Sinfield was in way above his skill set at the time.

The one thing nobody wants is JJB to get the role - hopefully the board are not that daft

Agreed. He's the wrong personality for this job, you need someone with attention to detail and who can really manage the numbers as well as the personalities.

I'm hoping we bring in an Aussie to be honest. Someone with some NRL pedigree here could be useful - especially as we need to get way better at who we bring in from overseas if we're going to challenge again. Those OS quota spots are vital to get right, and generally we just haven't. Literally Prior and Martin are the only ones I think worked, and Prior went on 18 months too long.

Wasn't Matt Adamson touting a bit recently? Not sure he has the right skillset either TBH.

Have just listened to the pre match press conference and it does not sound like Smith is going to resign.

He’s certainly putting on a brave face if he is.

I think Smith has had some bad luck with bad injuries to the likes of Simpson and Gannon’s HIA, however he has been hit harder by our poor recruitment. As you said earlier Jim, was Smith or GH making the decisions?

Start of 2023, we brought in Hooley, Olpherts, Nene and Roberts in the backs. 3 have gone with people saying Roberts is likely to leave at end of this year. We kept Fusitua and are paying Olpherts to play for wakey which puts you in a weak place when Lumb does his hamstring.

And of course our weakness at prop and losing Walters.

I know you think errors are the key, I won’t go on about style of play as I think we all have our own views

Yes he seemed more cheerful and happier in the press video than for weeks.
He has either been given the full backing by GH or he has a great poker face.
It would be interesting if the new Sporting Director said he should go and GH refused.

Yep I was wrong on that one!

He actually sounded like he would love a DOR to take some of the stuff off his desk TBH

Yeah I think it's a case of emphasis on those aspects rather than disagreeing that either has a part to play. I just don't think our stats or style can flourish with the amount of individual errors we're making as I've said... but then RS has recruited or selected those players and he can't just wash his hands of that either.

We have made a hell of a lot of project signings (Hudson, Ruan, Roberts etc) and none of them have paid off yet, if they ever do. The common theme here is "bargain basement" - we are trying to find diamonds in the rough, or assume that our magical environment will turn average players into great ones, or we assume that players with long histories of injury will come good for us. This is where I see the hand of GH in these decisions, but I could be wrong.

For me you have to get a balance of projects/punts, but you can't base your entire strategy on high risk signings. Even Miller at FB was a risky call. I think once he settled and we learn how to use him, he'll be a good player for us but he's also been a liability at times we couldn't afford.

I think this all means that RS will leave at the end of the season.
Probably announced in the coming weeks.
Then, the first job for the new DoR is to find the new coach.

Not sure what the evidence is for this conclusion.

It'll be interesting to see who applies for it. Are there many examples of this kind of role at other clubs?

I used the words "I think" because it's my opinion.
This is a place for opinions.

Sometimes opinions on here are put under the same scrutiny as testimony in a court of law. It’s ridiculous. The response is always “but this is a place for debate, is it not?”.

Another Salford link incoming I'm told. Let's see...

No problem with that, so it's just a hunch then? There's nothing wrong with asking for the basis of someone's opinion either.

We need to break the cycle. We need to do our homework and get people in who are at the cutting edge. No more yes men, no more Rhinos DNA gubbins.

Sacking Rohan now and then scrabbling around for a coach is emotionally satisfying but its gotten us nowhere nearer the top 4 the last few times weve tried it. As long as we go out and get a good pedigree coach and new assistants then Im happy enough with that.

If that coach is available now then of course, by all means thanks for your efforts RS and off you pop.

We all know that Garry isnt going to fire him, thats a job for the new director whomever that is and by the time thats been done well be nearly halfway through another season.